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 Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076734/

Soldier of Orange (Dutch: Soldaat van Oranje) is a 1977 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven and produced by Rob Houwer, starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. The film is set during the German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, and shows how individual students have different roles in the war. The story is based on the book Soldaat van Oranje by Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, who lived the story himself.

The film had a budget of NLG 5,000,000 (€2,300,000), at the time the most expensive Dutch movie ever. With 1,547,183 visitors, it was the most popular Dutch film of 1977. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980. The film is considered to be one of the two best Dutch films made in the 20th century.

Rutger Hauer ...  Erik Lanshof 
 Jeroen Krabbé ...  Guus LeJeune 
 Susan Penhaligon ...  Susan 
 Edward Fox ...  Colonel Rafelli 
 Lex van Delden ...  Nico 
 Derek de Lint ...  Alex 
 Huib Rooymans ...  Jan Weinberg 
 Dolf de Vries ...  Jack Ten Brinck 
 Eddy Habbema ...  Robby Froost 
 Belinda Meuldijk ...  Esther 
 Peter Faber ...  Will Dostgaarde 
 Rijk de Gooyer ...  Gestapo-man Breitner 
 Paul Brandenburg ...  SS Lt. Thelen 
 Ward de Ravet ...  Resistance Leader 
 Bert Struys ...  Resistance Leader 

Golden Globes, USA 
 
1980  Nominated Golden Globe Best Foreign Film The Netherlands.
 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 
 
1979  Won LAFCA Award Best Foreign Film
 
In the election for best Dutch film of the twentieth century at the Netherlands Film Festival in 1999 Soldier of Orange reached the second place, right after another Paul Verhoeven film Turkish Delight.